Machine for inserting fastenings



A. BATE S. MACHINE FO R INSERTING FASTENINGS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14, 1917- Patented Nov. 29, 1921.

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Application filed; June 14,

To all whom zfi may concern:

Be' it known that 1', ARTHUR Barns,- a subject of the King ofEngland,-residing at Leicester, Leicestershire, England, have 'inventedcertain Improvements in hilachines for Inserting Fastenings, of whichthe fol lowing description, in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, is a specificaticn,

like reference characters on the {drawings indicating like parts in t isseveral figures.

his invention relates to machines for 1Il serting tastenings, and thegeneral-ob eCt oi the invention is to provide an improved m c-- -Cl1111eof this class especially adapted use in the manufacture of boots andshoes."

'l he illustrated embodiment of "the 121-- vention is designed withespecial refereine to adaptability -for securing uppers to the soles ofshoes of the type known as clogs by inserting individual metalliciastenings through the marginal/portion the upper to secure the upperpermanently to the sole.

The invention is herein shown as embodied in a machine adapted toinsertsu' cessively previously formed headed iasteni g suchmachinesbeing commonly known as loose, nailing machines. The adaptability of theinvention a whole or in part toifastening inserting machines of othertypes and to 30- usesother than the particular use above setiiorth is,however, recognized, I

A particular object of thisinventicn is to provide an improved shoe:t'eeding and guid:

or I other utility, will be adaptedtobe incorporated in machine of thetype above in-entioned and which will beespecially adapted tor-use inperforming the operationof securing the uppersof clogs tothe'solesthere-- of, to the endthat a machine may be provided by the use of whichboots andshces of certain types, including particularly clogs, may bemanufactured more economically and with greater-facility. l

With these objects in view, the illustrated machine has incorporatedtherein work feeding and guiding means comprising a shoe upperengagingabutinent and a shoe feed footorganizedrelatively to each otherand to the fastening inserting mechanism ofthe' machine 'to causefastenlngs to be inserted thrcughrthe margin of thenpper oli'a clog orother shoe andinto a grocve'in the edge oiithe shoe sole to secure theupper permanentlyte thesole, the feed foot opera constructed and arranangular relation of the nails to thogene 1917., Serial no. 174,742.

n periodically by engagement with the shell upper invthe line offastening insertion to feed the shoe between successive tasteni oinserting operations, and the abutinentce prising a blade or fingeragainst which the shoe is pressed and which is adapted to en gage theupper and press it into 'thegroove in the sole. 7 p i I In accordancewith other leaturesofthe inventiomthe shoe feed feet, which is norniallyout of engagement with the shoe, is brought periodically into engagementwith the shoe upper in the groove in the soleand caused to thrust theshoe out of operative. engagement with the abutment, and thereafter toimpart lateral feeding mcvement tothe shoe between successive listeninginsci'ticns. i l i A furtherv featurecoiisi ts in re constructionandarrangement 0. the throat th oughwhich thefastenings are driven and theabove-mentioned abutment, whereby provision madeto prevent trapping theupper materials betweentheabutment and the throat asthe shoe is advancedfor these insertion of successive fastenings iln err vto insure that the-1astenings do )rotrude into the inside of the shoe, an auxi iaryabutment provided which is relatively-to the 3.5

work ieeding and gui ig menihers above .311 cned and relatively to theinserting mechanism to determine the an ular relation of the parts c'fthe shoe to operated upon to the 1 t ative s ening inseit' 0 mechanismso to determine the angula-" relation-of the nails tothe general planeof the'sele, and particularly to determine plane'oi the'face of thelocations.

Other objects and :i'eatures-oi tion will be apparent from the 'i taileddescription read in con the drawings, r V

The invention will'be desrribed 'iplied to a loo ling machine ofthe t pedis close Q ates Letters Patent 'llo." eiQOfiQ, granted Jan ir v1893;011:111 ap- V plieation of Louis Gcddu, to which Letters ioa atence may be had for a detailed liption and Xplanation of venous maturesthe illustrated machine not set sole nearest the nail 5 iQCclGil 35 7 I"shown in said Letters Patent, is of the type in which the principaloperating instrumentalities are carried by a swinging head which forthfullyherein. It is to be understood that the invention is not limited touse in connection with machines of the type disclosed in sai'dLettersPatent since the applicability of the invention to other types offasteninginserting machines employing in- V I dividual metallicfastenings, including maby the machine, such use'of the term nan chinesof other types employing previously formed fastenings, 1S recognized. I

In the following description the term' .nail will sometimes be usedinstead of fastening in describing the various mechanisms and thevarious operations performed being simply for convenience and not by wayof limitation.

- Referring to the drawings, front view of *igure 1 1s a the upper partof a machine of the type aforesaid hav ng 1 in elevation illustratingthe relative location 7 incorporated therein a preferred. embodi ment ofthe present invention; I

I Fig. 2 is an angular perspectiveillustrating the relative location'andarrangement of the principal operating instrumentalities of the machineFigs.v 3, a, 5 and 6 arefragmentary details and arrangement of thefastening inserting driver and the work guiding and feeding parts atdifferent stages in the cycle of operations of the machine; and

Fig. 7 is an elevation illustrating one way in which it is contemplatedthat the inven; .tion may be utilized.

Theillustrated machine, like the machine is operated periodicallybetween successive fasten ng inserting operations of the machine toeffect lateral shoe feeding movements through theinstrumentalityrof shoefeeding means to be hereinafter described.

'The fastening inserting mechanism comprises a reciprocating driveroperating-in, a

nail' passage in a fastening receiving throat.

For supplyingfastenings to the fastening inserting mechanism, themachine is provided with a raceway adapted to receive previously formedheaded nails from a hopper, and separator mechanism for governing thesupply of nails from the raceway to the fastening inserting mechanism,the separator operating periodically to separate the endmost nail fromthe line of nails in the raceway and then to presentthat nail inposition for the operation of the driver. For a complete disclosure anddescriptionof theconstruc- 1 tlon and operation of the before-mentionedparts and their operating mechanisms reference should be had to saidprior Letters "Patent" since conveniently and as shown I these parts maybe substantially like correspending parts of the machine shown in saidLetters Patent. 1

Referring to the drawings, the illustrated machlne has a supportlngframe comprising a base, a standard orcolumn 2 and a sta-" tionary heador frame uponv which is pivoted a swinging head indicated at 4;. In thehead at are mounted the various parts of the fastening supplying,separator, fastening insert ing, and shoe guiding and feedingmechanlsms. Y

Mounted in a guidway inthe swinging head 4 is a driver bar 6 carrying afastening inserting driver 8. For reciprocating the driver bar 6, theupper end of the driver bar is connected by a ball joint to a link 10(Fig. 1) in turn connected to a lever 12.

. hen permitted, a spring 14 operates through the lever 12 to force thedrlver bar downwardly, the driver bar 6 being lifted against the tensionof the driving spring 14:

by a cam, indicated at 16, carried on the front end of the main drivingshaft ando'perated in the rotation of said shaft to engage a block 18projecting from the driver bar 6. Said drlvlng shaft is driven from a'loose pulley which may be clutched-to the shaft at u the will of theoperator by suitable clutch mechanism. The driver 6 is received in asuitable driver guide20 and operates in anail passage in a throat 22 todrive nails suce cessively through said throat and into the work. 1 V

For supplying nails to the fastening in serting mechanism, the machineis provided with a raceway 24; adapted to receive previously formedheaded nails from a hopper (not shown) and down which the nailsgravitate to the lower. end of the raceway.-

Adjacent to the lower end of the raceway 2a is a separator 26. Theseparator 26 is carried at the lower end of a lever 28 fulcrumed on theswinging head 4 -1 'rator periodically to cause its bladeend to beinserted between the endmost nail of the line of nails in the'raceway24and the adj acent nail and to move saidendmost nail to present it forthe operation of the driver.

In accordance with the resent invention, the llustrated machine isprovided. with novel shoe guiding and feeding means "es;

pecially organized relatively to the fastening inserting mechanism tocause fastenings to be inserted through the marginof the upper'of a bootorshoe and into theushoe than the lower face of 't-he throat 22-so thatsole to secure the upper permanently to the shoe sole and 'operatlngtofeed the work be= tween successive fastening insertions by engagementwith the shoe upper .in the line of fastenlng insertion.v i

The embodiment ofthe invention herein shown and described-is especiallyintended and adapted for-permanently attaching overlies the upstandingedge ofthe sole to which it is secured by'fastenings, in the illus-'trated case previously formed headed fastens ings of the type known asloose nails. As shown, the sole 36 (Fig. 7) of theclog has itsupstanding edge 38 grooved, as indicated at 40, the upper 42 beingforced into the grooved 40 and permanently fastened in that location bysuccessive nails 44.- It will be understood, however, that descriptionof applicants'novel mechanism with especial reference to itsapplicationto use in'the manufacture a of this particular type of shoesis not intended to berestrictive of the in vention. 1 a a i Theillustrated machinefis provided with, a shoe locating abutmentcomprising a depending tapered blade or finger-46 adjustably fixed tothe stationary headufraine of the machine with its lower and operativeend 48 locatedadjacent to the normal posi tion of the throat 22 on.therearward side of it in the direction of feed. As is best shown inFigs. 3 to 6, inclusive, the end 48 of theabutment member 46 is a littlelower when the operator; presses the clog up against the finger or guide46 in the. manner illustrated in Fig. .7, the general plane of theclogso'le being more or less vertical, the member 46 will enterthegroove40 in the edge of the clogsole and will fit into the angle oftheupper which corresponds substantially withthe angle ofthe groove andpress the upper into the groove of the sole. Consequently, so longastheoperator holds the work up to it, the abutment 46 will locate the upperand the sole to be operated on both vertically as to height andhorizontally as to lateral position for the action of the work feedingand fastening inserting instrumentalities. y I

I For feeding. the shoe between successive fastening insertingoperations, the machine of the drawings is provided with a feed foot 50serrated at its lower end, as indicated at '32, to insure effectivegripping action on "the upperdurin'g its feeding movement, the feed foot50 being adapted to be brought periodicallyinto engagement with the shoeupper in the groove 40 and then being operated to impart lateral feedingmovement to the shoe by such engagement with the shoe upper. Theabutment member 46 is preferably so adjusted ass-to aline its end 48withthe feed footv5O in the direction of feed ofthe work so that boththe abutment member 46 andthe feed Ifoota50 may engage the upper int-theangle ofthe groove iofthe clog sole whereby they are enabled to performtheir respective operations'most ef-' fectively. Y

The feed'foot' 50Iis carried by a bar-54 which. corresponds V in theillustrated inachineto the awl-bar :of the machine shown in .said-LettersvPat'ent, the bar 54 and the. depending feed foot '50havingimparted to them vertical movements into and out of operativerelationto the shoe -andilateral shoe feeding .movenients by piechanismwhich, asishown, is substantially likethe' mechanism by which the workpenetrating and shoe feeding'movements are imparted to theawl bar andawl of the machine of said Letters Patent. For. imparting. vertical ireciprocating movementsto the shoe feeding member 50, the "bar 54 isprovided witha rack, indicated at '56, (FigL/l) which 'is engaged byteeth onthe front endtof a toothed segment lever 58icarried at the outerend of a cam-operated rock shaft, indicated at 60, carried in theswinging head 4, the bar 54 being .niounted for vertical reciprocationin the said swing ing head. Lateral swinging movement is imparted-itotliehead 4 to effect shoe feedng-movementof the'bar 54 and shoe feedfoot" 50by aicain-op'erated rock-shaft and connections fully describedin said prior Letters Patent. ..To accommodate the feed foot 50, thethroat piece22 has avsuitably shaped feedfoot guiding slot 62' (Fig.2').

-En the normal positions of the parts, the lower and serrated end52of'the feed-foot 50 is slightly above the lower end'48 of theabut1nent.46 against which the shoe upper in the groove 40 in the shoesole 36 ispressed.

During the operation of the machine the feed foot 50 is lowered by its"above-de-I scribed operatingmechanism t'o'engage the upper in;theigroove 40 and to thrust the shoe out of engagement-with the abutment46 (Fig. 3), the driver 8 beinglifted preparatory to a driving stroke(Fig. 4). The feed'foot '50 is then moved laterally into the positionshown in Fig. 5 toeifect shoe feedo ing movement by its engagement withthe upper in the line of fastening insertion upon swinging- Inovement ofthe head 4. Thereafter the feedfoot 50 rises, the work being once morepressed against the lower end 48iof'the abutment 46 and the feed foot 50returning laterally upon swinging move mentiof the head 4 to place thethroat 22 and the nail therein in the line of drive.

The driver 8 is then forced downwardly to into the nail throat; 22through the nail has well into the upper 42.

passage in the said throat and throughthe shoe upper into the saidgroove in the edge of the sole. Preferably the driver8 is so set in itsdriver bar 6 that lower end reaches Well below the lower end as of theabutmenttG at its lower limit of movement to cause the heads of thenails to be driven To determine the angular relation of the shoe to theabutment 4e and the driver '8 so as to cause the fastenings'to beinserted into thefsole in predetermined relation to the general plane ofthe sole or a face of thesole to insure that the nails shall notprotrude into the inside of the clog, an auxiliary abutment, comprisingan angle gage orstud '64:, is provided. This auxiliary abutment, asshown, is a fixed horizontally disposed blade located on the sideofthethroat 22 away frointhe operator and spaced alittle from saidthreat. The lower and operative surfaceof the member 6 f is locatedsomewhat below the level of the lower end 48' of the guide 46 and bearson'the edge 38 of the clogsole in such manner that it is thereby causedto assume. a substantial. angle to the horizonal. As a result the nails,as indicated in Fig. 7 are driven at a substantial angleto the generalplane of the adjacent face of thesole. Pref-i erably the gage 64: isadjustable to vary the angle as desired. V

inf accordance with arfurther feature of the invention, the lower righthand corner 66 ofzthe'throat 22, looking at Figs. "8 to 6,

- that'is, the lower corner nearest the abutment 46, is somewhat roundedoff, and the lower surface of the throat 22 is somewhat inclinedupwardly from left to right, as indicated at'68, to insure that theupper materials, particularly around the curved toe and heel portions ofthe shoe, will not be trapped between the end portion e801 the abutment46 and the throat 22 on the return movement of the throat 22 after ashoe feed 7 ing 'movement. a

. Iavingo fully described myhinvention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by 7 and said feed footoperating to feed thework between successive fastening insertions byengagement with the shoe uppen j' upper to the shoe .sole, and worknaeaaee 2.511 a machine of-theclass described,

mechanism for inserting individual metallic guiding members beingconstructed and a1:

ranged relatively to each other and 'to said inserting mechanism tofacilitate the insertion of fastenings through the margin of the upperof a boot'or shoe and into the shoe sole to secure the upper'to-theshoesole, and

said feed'rfoot operating to feed the work 7 between successivefastening insertions'by engagement wlth the shoe upper 1n the line offastening insertion. l

3. In amachine of the class described, in COIIlblIlittlOlT,mechan1sm.-for insert-mg individual metallic fastenings, mechanism for vsupplying fastenings to said inserting mech' anism, work guiding meanscomprising a shoelocating abutment spaced from the fastening insertingmechanism and arranged substantiallyin alinement w-ith'the fasteninginserting mechanismin'the direction of the feed of the work, and workfeeding means, said fastening inserting mechanism, work feedingmeans,and work guiding means heing-organized to facilitatetheiin'sertion of fastenings through the-margin of the upper.

of a boot or shoe and into the upstanding edge of the shoe sole in sucha. manner as to secure the upper permanently to the shoe sole, and saidwork feeding means operating to feed. the work between successivefasten-' ing insertionsi a r I a I 4. In a machine of the classdescribed, H1

combination, mechanism for inserting ndividual previously formed headed'fastenings successively in a boot or; shoe, raceway mechanism forsupplying.fasteningsjto the fastening inserting mechanism, separatormechanism for governing the supply of fastenings from the racewaymechanism work guiding means comprising a shoe locating abutmentconstructed and-arranged to pre sent a work guiding surfacesubstantially in alinement with the fastening'inserting mechanism in thedirection of the feed of the work to facilitate the insertion offastenings through the upper in position to, secure the means operatingto feed the work betweensuccessivefastening insertions. v

1 5. In a machine of the class described, mechanism for inserting:individual metallic feeding fastenings successively in the upper of aboot or shoe to secure the upper to the shoe sole, mechanismforsupplyingfastenings to the fastening inserting mechanism, and work guiding andfeed ng mechanism comprising a shoe upper engaging abutmentito locatethe shoe during the lIlSBIUOIl ofifastenmgs, a feed foot interposedbetween the abutmentand thefastening inserting mech- I combination,mechanism for: inserting indi vidual metallic fastenings comprising amovable head and a driver carriedbysaid head and movable into and outofthe lineof orive'by operation of saidhead, mechanism for supplyingfastenings tothe fastening 1n-' serting mechanism, and work guiding andfeeding. mechanism comprising a shoe upper engaging abutment against,whlclr the shoe is pressed to locate it for the insertion-0f fastemngs,said head and said-abutment be- 3 .chine, means for supplying lndividualmeing relatively-movable, a feed foot normally out of engagementwith theshoe and'mov- 1 ablewith said head, and meansfor operating SZLld teedfootconstructed andarranged to thrust the shoe periodically out ofengagement with said iabntment by engagement. of saidlfeed foot with theshoe upper and thereafter to impart lateral feeding movement to theshoebetween successive fastening inserting operations, said work feedingand,guidingmechanism being organized so to present the shoe to thefasteninginserting mechanism; as to cause thesuccessive fasshoe sole. ifl 7. In a metallic, fastening insertingi machine, mechanismiforinserting individual metallic fastenings, mechanismnforsupplyingfastenings to saidinserting-mechanism,.

and work guiding means comprising. a shoe upper-engaging.abutmentseparate from the p fastenlnginserting IIIQChZLII1SII1-H1Cl con-I structed and, arranged to locate the shoe for l and work vguiding andfeeding: means comthe insertion: of fastenings by engagement in a grooveformed in the. sole,anda serrated feedffoot operating, periodically tofeed the .work between ,SUJGGBSSIVB:

fastening insertlons. i r,

8. Inc. metallic fastemng insertlng machine, mechanism. for. insertingindividual j metallic. fasteningamechanism for supplymg fastenings to.sald inserting a mechanism,

prising a, shoe upper engaging abutment constructed and: arranged tolocate theshoe for the insertionmof fastenings. byengage ment inl agroove formed in the sole, and a feed foot, operating periodicallybetween V successive fastening insertions to. impart H lateralfeedingmovementl to the shoe by entening inserting mechanism andconstructed and arranged tolocate the shoe by engagev ment with theupper of the shoe in a groove in the shoe sole to cause successivefastenings gagementywith the shoe upper in said abutment beingposltloned 1 mechanism. l

9.111 a metallic fastening inserting .ma-

chine, 'mechanism forinserting individual metallic fastenin s mechanismfor so 1 ing fastenings to said inserting mechanism, and work guidingand feeding means comprism'ga blade or finger spaced from the fasto beinserted in said groove to secure the upper :to the shoe sole, and workfeeding meansoperatlngperio'dlcally to impart lattion'oflthe feed footand fastening inserting eral feeding, movement to the shoe between isuccessive fastening insertions.

10. In ametallic fastening inserting matallic fastenings, mechanism forinserting I said fastenings successively; through the upper of a boot orshoeto secure the upperpermanently in a groove in the shoe sole, saidmechanism comprising a movable head and, awdriver carried by said headand movable r-into and out of thel-line of drive by movement of saidhead, and work feeding means car-riedby said headand comprising aserrated feed footfadapted to press the upper.

into said groove andto impart lateral feeding movementsto the shoebetween successlve fElSt6n1I1g;,1nS81t1QIlS by such engagement with theupper. l

11. In a metallic fastening inserting mag chine, I means for supplyingpreviously formed fasteningspmechanism; for inserting said fasteningssuccessively throughthe upper of a boot or shoetosecure'v the upper per-.manently; in a groove in the upstanding edge;

of the shoe'sole, and work guiding and feed ing means comprising a shoelocating abutment spaced'from said fastening inserting mechanismandadapted to press the upper into, said groovein the sole against whichabutment the shoe is thrust to locate itfor the insertion of fastenings,and work feeding means adapted to impart lateral feeding movements, tothe shoe between successive fastening insertions. e h l 12. A metallicfastening inserting machine for permanently securing; the uppers: ofwoodenasoled clogs comprising means for supplying previously. 1 formedfastenin'gs, mechanism forinserting said fasteningssuce cessivelythrough the? upper of'a clog to secure the upper permanently touthe soleof :the. clog, and work guiding and feeding means comprising. anabutment adapted to press the upper into said groove, and a serratedfeed foot interposed between the abutment and thefasteninginsertingmechanlsm and operating by engagement with the upper in said groove toimpart lateral feedmg movements to the clog between successive fasteninginsertions. V V

13. In a metallic f2tSiZ6I11Ilg1nS6itlI1g machlne, fastemng nsertlngmechanism comprising a throat-piece and work guiding means comprlslng anabutment adapted to engage the upper of a shoe and presentmg a surfaceinclined in the direction of the feed of the work and arranged'to'presssuccessive portions of the'upper into agroove' in the sole of the shoeprior to the operation of the fastening inserting mechanism thereon, andmeans forimparting lateral feeding movements to the shoe betweensuccessive operations of the machine. V V

14. In a metallic fastenin'g'mserting ma? chine, means for supplyingindividual metallic fastenings, fastening inserting-media nlsmcomprising a drivenanda throat, work guiding means comprising a shoeengaging abutment adjacent to said throat, and operatlng means for"sald', fastening insertmg mechanism comprising means'for moving 7 saidthroat relatively to said abutment, said throat having its under sidebeveled upwardly toward said abutment to prevent trapping the upperbetween the throat'and the abutment upon relative movement of.said'parts.

15. In a fastening inserting m'achine, means for supplying indivldualmetall c fasten1ngs,mechan1sm for msertmg sa1d fastenings comprising adriver and operating 'mechanism forinserting fastenings, successivelyfor; attachmg themargin of an mechanism therefor, a shoe guiding abutvment against which the-margin of a shoe upper overlying the upstandingedge of, the

shoe sole is thrust, and an auxiliary'shoe guiding member adapted byengagement with saidedge of the shoe sole to define the angular relationof the shoe toosaid firstnamed abutment and said fasteninginserting'drive'rso as to cause the fastenings to be inserted throughthe upper into the sole in apredetermined relationto the general planeof arace ofthe sole. 1

16. In a machine ofthe class described,

upper in a groove formedin an' outsolepin combination ,Wltll a locatingabutment spaced from the fastening inserting mechanism andconstructed'and arranged to'press successive portions ofthe margin ofthe up-.

per in the groove of theoutsole prior to the operation of the fasteninginserting mechan1sm thereon and operatmg to positionthe" Workrelatlve'lyrto'the fastenlng lnsert ng" mechanism; Y

'17 Ina machine brat, class described, mechanism for insertingfastenings for attaching the margin ofan upper in the groove nism on thework.

of an outsole,-said mechanism comprising a throat piece shaped to engagein said groove, in combination with guiding means for the work spacedfrom the throat pieceand arranged in substantial alinement with thethroat piece, said guiding means being constructed to engage in thegroove of the outsole and to press successive portionsof the margin ofthe upper into the groove prior to operation of the fastening insertingmechanism thereon. v ,1 8. In a machine of the class described,mechanism for inserting fastenings, work guiding means constructed andarranged to present a work guiding surface arranged substantially inalinement with the fastening inserting mechanism in the direction of thefeed of the work, means for moving the fastening insertmg mechanism 1ntheline of feed toward and from theguiding means,

and means operable'to feed the work upon 'movement of the fasteninginserting mechanism'away from the guiding means,

7 19.1In a machine of the class described, the combination 'withfastening inserting mechanism for securingjthe'margin of an upper in thegroove of an outsole, "and a four-motion feed foot arrangedto feed thework relativelyto the fastening insertlng mechanism, of work guidingmeans conand presenting an elongated work guiding portionarrangedsubstantially in the plane of operation of the fasteninginserting mecha '21. In a machine of the class described, mechanism foroperating on a shoe, means for feeding the shoe, and a shoe positioningmember elongated in the direction of feed of vthe shoe and disposed atone side of the opneon to the fastening inserting mechanism eratingmechanismin substantial alinement Y with the point of operation of theoperating mechanism on the shoe. o 4 V 22. In a machine of the classdescribed, mechanism for inserting fa'stening's. for at" tachingthemarginof an upper in the grooveof an outsole, means for'feeding the workrelatively to the fastening inserting. 1 mechanism constructed andarranged for engagement in the groove of the outsole, and

work guiding means operating to p'resssuccessive portions of the marginof the upper Lin the groove of the outsole prior to the operation of thefeeding means and the fastening inserting mechanism thereon.

23. In a machine of the class described, mechanism for insertingfastenings for attaching the margin of an upper in the groove of anoutsole, means for feeding the work feeding means and constructed andarranged to engage in the groove of the outsole thereby to locate thework relatively to the feeding means. i

24:. In a machine of the class described, fastening inserting mechanismfor securing the margin of an upper in the groove of an outsolecomprising means for feeding the work, and means mounted rearwardly ofthe feeding meansin the direction of feed of the Work for guiding thework by engagement in said groove.

25. In a machine of the class described, fastening inserting mechanismfor securing the margin of an upper in the groove. of a sole and a bladespaced rearwardly from the fastening inserting mechanism in thedirection of movement of the work past the fas- 1 tening insertingmechanism and formed to present a surface inclined in the direction ofmovement of the work so as topress the up-v per into the groove of thesole prior to the operation of the fastening inserting mechanismthereon.

26. In a machine of the class described,

fastening inserting means for securing the margin of an upper to a sole,a guide formed margin of the upper to a sole, a guide arranged forengagement with the'upper, and 'a feed foot mounted between thefastening inserting means and the guide and operating 7 to feed theworkt0 the fastening inserting means.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

ARTHUR BATES.

